Dismissal
Expelled from the Government for Stalinist activities & failure to depose Kruschev
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1956 in Russia — Page 2
Explore 59 historical events and records for Russia in 1956.
Historical records for Russia in 1956
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Dismissal
Dimissed for undermining the Communist Party's authority in the armed forces
Doctors' Plot Reassessment
Publicly attributes the fabricated Doctors' Plot to Stalin-era political repression and antisemitism.
Economic Assistance to Burma
Approves Soviet assistance for medical, educational and sports projects in Burma.
Fermi Liquid Theory of Electrons
Develops the Fermi-liquid description of interacting electrons in metals as long-lived quasiparticles near the Fermi surface.
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of Belorussia
Hungarian Revolution
personally supervises the post-invasion "normalization" of Hungary after the revolution. Responsible for arresting supporters of Imre Nagy who were trying to negotiate with Soviet military officials. Serov organized deportations of Hungarians, among them Imre Nagy. Serov co-ordinated the abduction of Pal Maleter, the Hungarian general, and the disruption of peace talks between the Red Army and the Hungarian forces
Khrushchev Thaw
Watches Soviet de-Stalinisation while remaining anti-communist.
Land Forces
Appointed Head of the Russian Land Forces
Marriage to Naina Girina
Marries Naina Iosifovna Girina, whom he met while studying at the Ural Polytechnic Institute.
Melbourne Olympic Football Gold
Yashin keeps goal for the Soviet Union as it beats Yugoslavia 1-0 in the Olympic final, establishing the team as a major international force.
Olympic Gold Medal Captain
Netto leads the Soviet football team to gold at the Melbourne Olympics, where the side defeats Yugoslavia in a closely fought final.
Plot
Says that the plot was instigated by Stalin to begin an anti-semitic purge
Polish Ministry of Public Security
Serov established the Polish Ministry of Public Security, the Polish secret police until 1956, acting as its main Soviet adviser and organizer
Political Rehabilitation
Shalamov was formally exonerated of the charges behind his camp imprisonment.
Rehabilitation of Stalin Victims
Accelerates review and rehabilitation of many people imprisoned or condemned during Stalin's purges.
Return from Internal Exile
Solzhenitsyn was permitted to leave internal exile during political reforms.
Virgin Lands Harvest
Oversees the Kazakhstan party organization during a major Virgin Lands grain harvest.
Winning Goal in Olympic Final
Ilyin scores the only goal against Yugoslavia in the 1956 Olympic football final, securing a historic gold medal for the Soviet Union.
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